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best long-distance boat hauler? MitchM at 6:23am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4753 Having had a pretty dreadful experience with uShip brokers, I seek advice from the knowled
suggestions on outside wood maintenance jdub tn at 6:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 16/1174 the 22 I am about to buy (hopefully) is in great shape, but like any boat that has been outside need
Extra long shaft for a wing keel? jdub tn at 5:40am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 28/2403 You guys are about to get sick of me. I am probably buying an '88 wing keel '22 today. This will b
Completing a Windlass Installation by former Owner (3) Mangata at 8:23pm 06.12.16 Big Boats 0/823 Greetings, this is my first post here, I am a new owner of a Hunter Legend 1988 and the original ow
Mast Climbing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:32pm 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 62/11933 Has anyone come up with a safety line to use with the Easy Climb mast climber ? I am headed up the
Swing Keel Issues mfourn20 at 5:58pm 06.12.16 Catalina 22 12/1191 Hi, Just purchased a swing keel, and the keel with crank up (it's up but it will go up another half
Black Gunk in Freshwater tank BLIGHT at 5:26pm 06.12.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/5823 After a year having the H35.5 on the hard we are prepairing it for use again. Noticed that black gun
roller furler q's fred1diver at 4:52pm 06.12.16 Trailer Sailors 13/1184 I'm thinking about getting a roller furler for my 23 ft Dolphin, what am I looking at price wise? ju
Anchor Lights Bad Obsession at 4:42pm 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 26/4044 Why are anchor lights such pains in the butts? I know several other people that are having issues w
Something went wrong with my fiberglassing (5) H3newdog at 2:45pm 06.12.16 Big Boats 17/1722 I have a 1983 H34 that has (had) cracks in the port and starboard tabbing between the liner and the
chartplotters / fishfinders fred1diver at 1:02pm 06.12.16 Trailer Sailors 15/1511 hey everyone, I'm in the market for a new fish finder/chartplotter and I'm not sure which model woul
How much is to much wind sailnewbie at 11:33am 06.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 52/4034 Venture 224, me and wife went out for our first over night adventure yesterday and once we got on th
Civility in the forum: PLEASE READ Phil Herring at 10:44am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 34/2482 I don't know if it's the election year, the weather, old age, or what, but I have noticed a trend re
Right of way question gettinthere at 8:31am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 156/11670 2 boats under sail Both boats sailing on starboard tack Boat A is sailing 160 degrees downwind Boat
Rolling Furling Question Capt Strapfoots at 8:18am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/909 I have a rolling furling system on my new sailboat (30ft Allied sea wind ketch ) and the wire/rope i
Last Chance Marc14857 at 7:20am 06.12.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1135 I have not received any replies in the merchandise section so I thought that I would post this one m
Cabin soles made from Starboard SFS at 5:55am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1615 I'm about to begin putting new soles in my 1983 H31. I am seriously considering Starboard rather th
Steering Pedestal HALE QUIGLEY at 5:48am 06.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1303 How do you remove the head of the steering pedestal to access the throttle and gear shift lever on a
Acryllic Hot Knife lehighsail at 4:48am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3872 I was looking for a hot knife for cutting Sunbrella. Has anyone tried to use a knife like "Hand-Hel
Quick question for Catalina 30 owners LakeMurraySailor at 2:31am 06.12.16 Catalina 30 2/709 Question: Can anyone tell me the correct size for the "capstay" turnbuckles on a 1978 Catalina 30? I

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Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. (2) Fidgit at 10:56am 04.01.24 Here's a picture of the roller (post use) it's normally white foam. The texture is tough to get but
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? LloydB at 10:43am 04.01.24 I read post #8 as having said they won't let their rental sailboats go out when wind speed above 15,
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 9:36am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log kappykaplan at 9:22am 04.01.24 mermike, the OP hasn't been seen since 19 Feb 2020.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware morbidfollower at 8:55am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doin
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 04.01.24 Thanks Claude, So that sounds even better. I don't have to worry about the hold position running t
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:49am 04.01.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curv
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:31am 04.01.24
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 04.01.24 As a surveyor once told me : "no good comes of water inside a boat!" ESPECIALLY when it's in your
Stem Fitting marchem at 8:16am 04.01.24 The one on our 310, hull #31, from 2000 is the new version. But it may have been replaced when the b
Not understanding stop solenoid function (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 04.01.24 Hi Scott, I installed the Trombetta 610 on my 3GM30F 2 years ago. I wired it such that the Hold wire
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 04.01.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable fun
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 04.01.24 The drawing on the first page shows the plunger in the retracted position when on and extended whe
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (2) Jim Legere at 7:36am 04.01.24 In my town (Halifax, Nova Scotia) we have two suspension bridges that those behemoth container ships
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (2) Scott NIelsen at 6:49am 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wit
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 6:20am 04.01.24 In less than a minute one can get a glimpse into the money decisions made in Baltimore and Maryland.
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 04.01.24 just rolled didnt tip. I used the small diameter foam rollers they have at the hardware store. I en
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . smokey73 at 6:01am 04.01.24 So true. As ships have gotten bigger and bigger what was a "reasonable risk" then (when this bridge
"No Step" decals Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 04.01.24 Who steps on hatches and acrylic sliding hatches?:banghead::facepalm::huh::yikes::thumbsdown: Newb

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